Friday, March 12, 2010

HERO Agent Rose RIP

Mrs Peel used the code name Agent Rose during the warMrs Peel, who helped 102 British and American pilots escape from her native France, with the concentration camp uniform she wore before being liberated

Second World War heroine Andree Peel, who has died aged 105, proudly shows the medals she won during her time as a French resistance fighter
It almost escaped my notice, but we lost another amazing hero this past week:

Andree Peel, French heroine who saved 102 Allied pilots
from the Nazis,
dies aged 105

By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 9:14 PM on 08th March 2010

An unsung Second World War heroine who saved more than 100 lives and survived a Nazi death squad has died aged 105.

Andree Peel, who was known as Agent Rose, helped 102 British and American pilots escape from her native France.

The resistance fighter was imprisoned in two concentration camps but was liberated and went on to settle in Long Ashton, Bristol, after the war.

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